Kenosha County, Wisconsin

The Kenosha County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 166 426 inhabitants and a population density of 235.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. By 2012 the population had grown to 167 936. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Kenosha.

The Kenosha County is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme southeast Wisconsin between the cities of Chicago and Milwaukee. It is bordered on the east by Lake Michigan and south to Illinois. The county has an area of ​​1954 square kilometers, of which 1247 square miles are water. At the Kenosha County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Kenosha County was formed in 1850 from parts of Racine County. It was named, as well as the district capital, according to an Indian expression.

Population

According to the census in 2010 lived in Kenosha County 166 426 people in 62 301 households. The population density was 235.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 62 301 households lived statistically 2.6 persons each.

The racial the population was composed of 88.1 percent white, 7.1 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 1.6 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians as well as other ethnic groups; 2.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 12.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

25.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 55,117. The per capita income was $ 27,012. 12.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Kenosha County

City

• Kenosha

Villages

• Bristol
• Genoa City1
• Paddock Lake

• Pleasant Prairie
• Silver Lake
• Twin Lakes

Census-designated places (CDP )

• Camp Lake
• Lily Lake
• Powers Lake
• Wilmot

Other Unincorporated communities

• Bassett
• Benet Lake
• Brighton
• Central Park
• Chapin
• Fox River

• Kellogg 's Corners
• Klondike
• Liberty Corners
• Paris
• Salem

• Salem Oaks
• Slades Corners
• Somers
• Trevor
• Voltz Lake

1 - partially in Walworth County

Structure

The Kenosha County is divided into seven Towns addition to a City and the six Villages: